ECOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING AROUND US, LIVING AND NON-LIVING.
BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC
THE BIOTIC PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES ALL THE LIVING OR BIOLOGICAL PARTS (PLANT, ANIMAL, FUNGAL ...)
THE ABIOTIC PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES ALL THE REST (SOIL, AIR, BUILDINGS ETC..)
THE TERM ENVIRONMENT IS A GENERAL TERM FOR A PLACE WHICH HAS ONE SET OF CONDITIONS (DESSERT / OCEAN / POLAR .....)
A HABITAT IS SIMPLY THE PLACE WHERE A PARTICULAR PLANT OR ANIMAL LIVES.
AN ECOSYSTEM IS MADE UP OF ALL THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC PARTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND MAY HAVE MANY HABITATS.
ECOLOGY
ECOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND BETWEEN LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING AROUND US, LIVING AND NON-LIVING.BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC
THE BIOTIC PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES ALL THE LIVING OR BIOLOGICAL PARTS (PLANT, ANIMAL, FUNGAL ...)
THE ABIOTIC PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES ALL THE REST (SOIL, AIR, BUILDINGS ETC..)
THE TERM ENVIRONMENT IS A GENERAL TERM FOR A PLACE WHICH HAS ONE SET OF CONDITIONS (DESSERT / OCEAN / POLAR .....)
A HABITAT IS SIMPLY THE PLACE WHERE A PARTICULAR PLANT OR ANIMAL LIVES.
AN ECOSYSTEM IS MADE UP OF ALL THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC PARTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND MAY HAVE MANY HABITATS.